About the job
Bayut & dubizzle have the unique distinction of being iconic, homegrown brands with a strong presence across the seven emirates in the UAE. Connecting millions of users across the country, we are committed to delivering the best online search experience.
As part of Dubizzle Group, we are alongside some of the strongest classified brands in the market. With a collective strength of 8 brands, we have more than 160 million monthly users that trust in our dedication to providing them with the best platform for their needs.
At dubizzle you'd be part of high performing cross-functional "Squads" set with a mission to provide win-win exchanges for our beloved users.
As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for advancing our development stack and ensuring scale as we grow to millions of monthly active users across many countries. Your daily activities will include continuous integration, auto-scaled rolling releases, event-driven microservice architectures.
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In This Role, You Will
- Full stack Engineers build and maintain robust APIs - from the service that powers them right down to the line of code that perfects them.
- Ensure all our services are healthy, monitored, automated, and designed to scale.
- Work closely with other teams from the early stages of design through identifying and resolving production issues.
- Support a wide range of products focusing on automation, availability, and performance, and above all reliability as well as supporting mobile engineers and business intelligence leading up to, during, and after each sprint.
- Live true to our ambitions of building an industry-leading platform that is relentlessly focused on innovation.
- Develop elegant solutions for complex problems.
- Write and maintain exemplary code following dubizzle’s programming practices.
- Gain a detailed understanding of the complete architecture of our product and the position of your product stream in it.
- Work in a mentoring capacity within a peer-programming environment and provide guidance on tasks, irrespective of complexity or scale.
- Handle the entire software development life cycle, end-to-end.
Requirements
- Bachelors of science in Computer Science or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience with any backend technologies, Python preferred.
- 3+ years of experience with Javascript and client-side technologies.
- 3+ years of experience working on React Native.
- Good understanding of any backend technology is a must; Python is preferred.
- Good understanding of HTML, CSS & JavaScript is a must.
- Good understanding of at least one MVC frameworks (Ember, Angular, Backbone, or React) is a must.
- Experience with free and open-source web application frameworks is a plus, e.g. Django, Bottle, or Flask.
- In-depth knowledge of database management technologies, preferably MySQL, PostgreSQL, and an understanding of NoSQL databases.
- Understanding of Agile Methodologies such as Kanban, Scrum, and XP.
- Experience working on high-traffic and large-scale web products.
- Experience with web infrastructure, distributed systems, performance analysis, search infrastructure.
- Experience with AWS technologies and application deployment using containers (e.g. Docker) is a plus.
- Must have experienced the whole development cycle from start to finish, with CI/CD.
- Experience with Mobile-first & Responsive web design methodologies.
- Experience with testing and developing across multiple browsers while maintaining a consistent experience.
- Some understanding of build tools like Gulp or Webpack and package management tools like bower & NPM.
- Essential understanding of JavaScript libraries, patterns & methodologies.
- Understanding of client-side performance issues.
- Good eye for design and UX.
- JavaScript testing experience is a must.
- Experience with internationalization and working on websites with multiple languages is a plus.
Benefits
- A fast-paced, high-performing team.
- Multicultural environment with over 50 different nationalities.
- Competitive Tax-free Salary.
- Comprehensive Health Insurance.
- Annual Air Ticket Allowance.
- Employee discounts at multiple vendors across the Emirates.
- Rewards & Recognitions.
- Learning & Development.
Bayut & dubizzle is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
